AirForces Monthly

AirForces Monthly provides the best military aviation news coverage from around the globe and is essential reading for anyone seeking a well-inform...

AirForces Monthly provides the best military aviation news coverage from around the globe and is essential reading for anyone seeking a well-inform...

USAF F-35 EXPANSIONThe story so farAFRICAN DRONE WARFAREAnd how the CIA ‘shreds’ top targetsTAIWAN’S F-5 TIGERSFor 60 years the island’s defenderHI...

RAFALE 24-PAGE SPECIALDassault hits new heightsUKRAINE & RUSSIAN BERIEV Be-12sA geriatric soldiers on…VIKING WARRIORSRoyal Danish Air Force rep...

BALTIC GUARDIANSItalian Eurofighters on alertIN CHINA’S FACEUSAF Pacific Air Command Force ReportEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWRAF Combat Air Force CommanderU...

FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTHLuftwaffe Force ReportCHINA ON THEIR MINDSSeventeen European and Asian nations in allied exercise in OzRUSSIA’S INDUSTRY D...

FIGHTING FOR CRIMEA“This Russian War began with Crimea and ends with Crimea – its liberation” - President Volodymr ZelenskyTHE BUFFS ARE BACKB-52s ...

ITALIAN WAYFourth and fifth gen fighter integrationRAF POSEIDON PROGRESS REPORTMore aircraft than trained crew?EUROFIGHTERNext Generation RA...

ALASKAN AIR POWERUSAF’s Fifth-Gen hotspotDJIBOUTI BASE REPORTFrench missions over the Red SeaPREDATOR TWILIGHTProtector UAV next for RAF’s 39 SqnSH...

AIR WAR OVER THE DONBASHelicopter gunships dominate the skiesWATCHING THE RUSSIANSNATO spy planes tracking Putin’s every moveWARTHOGS ON THE PROWLM...

PUTIN’S NUKE MADNESSWould he dare? NATO and Russia’s airborne nuclear threats exposedRUSSIAN SPYPLANESFrom fixed wing to helicoptersMORE ISRAELI AI...

WHAT NEXT FOR RUSSIA? 40 PAGES OF NEWS, INSIGHT AND FEATURES• Did the Guardians of Kyiv MiG-29s survive?• Why Russia may be losing the jamming war•...

RUSSIA ON THEIR MINDSAs more air forces look to the US, we launch our four-part European Fighter SurveyHUNTING HAJI ABDULLAHUS special ops take out...

RUSSIA-UKRAINE CRISIS AFM analyses the offensive capabilities of both air forces in a 12-page special EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ON THE FRONT LINE RAF C...

LOVE FOR LORRAINE France’s latest Rafale squadron ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE Shrinking fighter fleet quandary ARCTIC ATTACKS… … with the German Air For...

DEFENDING BRITISH SKIES Could UK air defences stop large-scale adversaries? FROM HARRIER TO LIGHTNING Modernising the Italian Navy CANADIAN HORNE...

DESIGNED FOR DESTRUCTION Shooting Down Unmanned Jets SUNSET SENTRY RAF Sentry retirement causes short-term AEW&C capability gap SWEDEN’S ISR ...

LIGHTNING OVER THE BALTIC Italian F-35As on Russia watch BUYING BIG Middle East air forces’ modernisation MERCENARY AVIATORS On patrol in Africa ...

DUTCH F-16 SWANSONG Orange Jumper testbed farewell ESCAPE FROM KABUL In-depth coverage of the vital airlift AFGHAN AIR POWER DEMISE 20 years to b...

HEADING INTO CHOPPY WATERS HMS Queen Elizabeth in South China Sea FIGHTING BACK IN ASIA Royal Australian Air Force Modernisation LEAVING AFGHANIS...

TRANSATLANTIC TRICKS US F-35s and Europe’s best fight it out GAZA UNDER SIEGE Israel’s 11-day campaign WARSAW’S WARRIORS Out with the old guard ...

HAIL THE HIND FIVE MORE YEARS FOR NATO’S COLD WAR GUNSHIP? VIGILANT ON ALL FRONTS BRAZILIAN AIRFORCE IN FOCUS FROM LIBYA TO SHADER RAF SENTINEL F...

AXED Tempest trumps all as Defence Review reshapes UK’s strategic ambitions ADIOS TO THE HERC AFTER 47 YEARS Spain bids C-130 goodbye EAGLES AND ...

THUNDER AND LIGHTNING The forecast for Israel’s Air Force SIZE MATTERS Belgium and Luxembourg’s awesome A400M Atlas FREEDOM FIGHTER Spain’s F-5 A...

PHANTOM MENACE Japan’s fearsome F-4EJs retire DESERT STORM 30 Ultimate Air Combat Guide BALKAN FORCE Montenegro’s factory-fresh Bell 412 EPIs LO...

RIPPER! RAAF Hornets shred Aussie skies MEGA MAKEOVER FOR CANADA’S AIR FORCE What is in store for the RCAF? OPERATION BACCARAT French Alps heli e...

Russian Stealth Sukhoi Su-57 super-fighter unleashed Survivors of Desert Storm Four legends still flying Europe’s Hornets The definitive guide D...

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2020 • Key aircraft developments • Biggest news stories • Best reader photos • Military conflicts • Special schemes and squadron...

Sukhoi Scramble Agile Flanker-G intercepts US spy plane Gripen Stuff Versatile Swede’s forest runway Hail Sea King Pilots share ‘Bagger’ secrets ...

Warrior Spirit German Eurofighter is dressed to kill Inside Iran’s 747 Sqn A rare peek at Persia’s tankers Sukhoi S-70 Meet Russia’s next attack ...

Tornado Patrol How the Luftwaffe keeps flying in COVID conditions Il-78M Midas Beauty and a beast Aero L-39NG Albatros Trainer shaped by ex-Eurof...

F-35 SPECIAL ISSUE: 27 PAGES OF INSIGHT AND ANALYSIS Ultimate Weapon: What makes the F-35 Lightning II so formidable? ‘More like a Tesla’ USAF pi...

Long-Range Aviation Russia’s strategic bombers Singaporean air power Punching above its weight Wings of Gold Making naval aviators Italian Typho...

Plenty has changed since our last update on the Royal Jordanian Air Force in October 2018 and, for this month’s issue, AFM was granted an exclusive...

Anthony Pecchi’s extraordinary capture of an Uzbek Air Force Su-25 Frogfoot unleashing a salvo of S-24 heavy unguided rockets against a ground targ...

The March issue of AFM takes a timely look at the RAF’s Typhoon Force, with a free 24-page supplement examining the current status of the fleet, fr...